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GooningGopher said:
True, TT cash probably reduces the pressure of going to the NFL next year. No state income tax is probably a plus for TT, too.
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"No state income tax" Yeah..,That's not really a thing. Yes, I know they have no state taxes, but they just raise revenue in different ways.
 

I will say, safeties are probably more prone to jumping teams based on how favorable the defensive scheme is for them. Some systems seem to favor ball hawking safeties freeing them up to make the hero INTs. Some have them more in run support and tackling. A few years back there was an All American safety at Northwestern Brandon Joseph whose INTs and PBUs really dropped off after a change in DC and scheme and he transferred to Notre Dame. I don’t know how much the change from Heatherman affected the safety scheming but Perich may have been going against the grain and freelancing…
 


GopherWeatherGuy said:
He can say that all he wants. He's still going to have to have a good season next year to get drafted.

You just don't end up in the NFL because you were rated highly out of HS and had a good Freshman year.
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Very true, but on basic athleticism and plays he has put on tape over two years he is good enough to be at worst get into a training camp and most likely a day 3 pick. Is he good enough to make a 53 man roster? I have no idea.

Like I said, it might not be the best career decision but I would be absolutely shocked if he is in college football 2 years from now.
 

nitramnaed said:
I don't know. I'm too lazy to look it up. Let's compare him to Harrison Smith. Did he have a sophomore slump?
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Looking purely at stats, his freshman and sophomore years were comparable. His junior and senior seasons were also comparable, except for one glaring stat. Harrison Smith had 7 career interceptions at Notre Dame, all of which occurred his junior year.
 


mngg11 said:
Far from it, it's pretty pedestrian. I appreciate you dapping it up, though!

Wildly long take coming. There's a TL, DR at the end.

We've hit a point with the current CFB landscape where it's illogical for us to do the polite Minnesota Nice clap and thank mercs, particularly homegrown ones, for gracing our poor little program with their athletic talent when they say see ya later without so much as a second thought. These athletes are paid handsomely and unconstrained by the rules that used to exist. If you're highly talented (enough that you're guaranteed mucho playing time here as time goes on), don't commit to the program for the long haul, and move on for reasons that are very clearly associated with a money grab, we owe you nothing but perhaps spite, which is what I choose in this particular case due to this being a homegrown mail-in/arm tackle specialist. Don't get me going on the "he was only going to play three years anyways" copium.

We should praise the great players who choose loyalty to the brand and scoff at those who leave because we arent good enough for them, but instead we do this self piteous "Thanks for your time Koi, good luck" spiel. That's awful, enabling messaging, especially when someone leaves without so much as a thank you to the very fans who want to make sure everyone knows they appreciate the time Koi put in here.

I will always have disdain for Perich because he is a Minnesota kid who committed to and then spurned his home program for the worst reasons, and in hindsight, it's very clear to me that he was half assing, on autopilot, and looking onward most of the year, which jeapordized our season (just compare last year to this year with the PFF data. It wasn't a sophomore slump). He absolutely fucked us out of nine wins, and was repeatedly out of position (likely) or arm tackling (100%) in the narrow games which we barely eked out. People will point to the Purdue win and how vital he was to that victory, but I'd challenge someone to watch that game film and find out how many plays Koi was out of position, misread plays, or was overaggressive on Purdue scoring drives. I'd venture this happened repeatedly over the course of the season and was a contributor to how some teams hung 30+ on us. Has anyone else considered that it's possible that part of why Collins' scheme sucked as hard as it did was due to Koi? Hard to be successful when you've only got 10 on the field on defense because the 11th guy is focused on either being opportunistic or protecting his body for the next year.

I'm aware this is a highly unpopular, opinion based take and I'll likely garner disdain from more people than already feel that way towards me, but I believe it's right, I stand by it, and I'm frankly surprised more people haven't shared similar sentiments. The "go get em kid, get as much money you can get" angle is absolutely bonkers to me but it's consistent with the shitty, destructive messaging we're sending our younger generations today.

TL, DR: I still think Koi sucks, hard, and think he mailed it in this season, protecting his body and chasing splash play opportunities with his eyes on the horizon the entire time, jeopardizing our W/L total.
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And you claim I don’t have any friends!
 


mngg11 said:
Against bottom tier P4 competition. Perfect conference for his arm tackling and unwillingness to face a real challenge and become a better player (and chase stats and cash).

In four years we'll be hearing about how he won the Arena Football 1 defensive player of the year for the Minnesota Monsters.
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If you don't like to tackle, the Big 12 is your personal Valhalla as a defender. I'd rather lose Koi than Karmo and I say that with zero sour grapes. Keeping both would've been better.

Out of sight, out of mind for this Gopher fan when it comes to Perich moving forward.
 

MNfootballfan said:
Looking purely at stats, his freshman and sophomore years were comparable. His junior and senior seasons were also comparable, except for one glaring stat. Harrison Smith had 7 career interceptions at Notre Dame, all of which occurred his junior year.
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So, if he snatched 7 interceptions next year, he might be Harrison Smith material. Good luck!
 




WHB Brewer said:
Was 80's SMU playing college football? Or the entire SW conference or more recently SEC? Money and paying players has been in CFB for a long time
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So your defense of this is a team that got the death penalty and a league whose teams were constantly on probation? That is certainly one way to go...
 


Ope3 said:
Sophomore slump.
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I have zero hate for Koi...but you see this a lot with the top end drafted players in hockey who come back. The second year is never as good as the first because part of them is looking towards that pro deal. In this case though it was the big NIL cash in.

Again I dont really care...in the modern era none of this crap matters anyways. Schools have zero loyalty to players and vice versa. Its full on mercenary BS.
 





Strib this morning says official visits to Texas Tech and Oregon.

Rooting for the Red Raiders to land him although the Duck don't come to Minneapolis until 2028.
 


Dave H said:
One player means all the numbers are legit? Interesting logic...
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It would be interesting logic, but it's not what I said. The point I made in the post you quoted and elsewhere in the thread is that 1) There's legitimate reporting behind some of the numbers if you know where to look and 2) There is logical consistency when you scan what is reported.

Those that claim all of the numbers are made up or that you can't trust anything are still in the denial stage of grief when it comes to CFB.
 


50PoundHead said:
Oh stop it. Players have been paid, but how many death penalties have been doled out over the years? The needle went so far into the red at SMU that it busted the meter.

I'm old. I know players who were if not directly paid, were given "just show up" jobs in the summer. I knew someone from Ed Shuttlesworth's neighborhood in Cincinnati who recounted to me the bidding war to land Ed's college services (all it took was a fur coat). So don't call me naive. I know that cheating and payments and academic crap (the only way Bud Grant would have showed up in class is if it were held in a duck blind or ice fishing house) have gone on for years.

Buit everyone seems to be driving past my main point. The difference between then and now is that there is a new paradigm where all are competing for talent every year with revenue sharing and formal NIL money footing the bill and opportunities for players to participate annually through the portal to get the best deal possible.
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As they say at SMU NIL stands for Now It's Legal
 

Dave H said:
I have zero hate for Koi...but you see this a lot with the top end drafted players in hockey who come back. The second year is never as good as the first because part of them is looking towards that pro deal. In this case though it was the big NIL cash in.

Again I dont really care...in the modern era none of this crap matters anyways. Schools have zero loyalty to players and vice versa. Its full on mercenary BS.
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yeah maybe

Koi didn’t even play full time as a freshman so I’m not sure anyone could peg him as an every down player in the nfl after a season where he wasn’t an every down player in the big ten
 

Some guy said:
yeah maybe

Koi didn’t even play full time as a freshman so I’m not sure anyone could peg him as an every down player in the nfl after a season where he wasn’t an every down player in the big ten
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Koi's plan may be to go pro early after year 3. NFL might have different plans for him.
 



gopherbadgerman said:
I think that is entirely possible.
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I honestly think part of his issue is he never has had to be a smart player.
He just had to go make plays.

In high school he was so much better he didn’t have to be disciplined.
Freshmen year he played part time and never really got exposed or planned against. Hell, the reason he got so many picks is because people didn’t plan around him.

Sophomore year he played every down and was taken advantage of at times because while it’s great to make plays…sometimes you just have to do your job.


He will either find that balance and be great next year or he won’t figure it out and will be an average players who makes 4-5 big plays.
 

Some guy said:
I still think he could be a guy.
If he wasn’t a high school all American and hometown kid he would’ve had moments of benching as a sophomore
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Yeah, the Cal game alone would have earned most guys a spot on the bench for a little bit.

He definitely has pro potential and will almost certainly get drafted but he may need to play 2 more productive years of college ball.
 

MNVCGUY said:
Yeah, the Cal game alone would have earned most guys a spot on the bench for a little bit.

He definitely has pro potential and will almost certainly get drafted but he may need to play 2 more productive years of college ball.
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I don’t think he will almost certainly be drafted
If he plays next season like he played last season he will end the season on the bench if he is really going to end up on a top 10 defense like Oregon or tech.
 

nitramnaed said:
"No state income tax" Yeah..,That's not really a thing. Yes, I know they have no state taxes, but they just raise revenue in different ways.
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Texas is one of a half-dozen states with no individual income tax, including Alaska, Florida, Nevada and a couple others. Obviously, they raise revenue through other means, such as sales tax and property tax.

If he is still a MN resident (and he may not be) then he would still pay tax in MN even though he is not working in MN.

I have been a tax preparer and consultant for 45 years.
 

Some guy said:
I don’t think he will almost certainly be drafted
If he plays next season like he played last season he will end the season on the bench if he is really going to end up on a top 10 defense like Oregon or tech.
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It will be interesting to see what happens with him wherever he ends up. Entirely possible he finds that the grass isn't greener even if his wallet is a little heavier.
 

MNVCGUY said:
It will be interesting to see what happens with him wherever he ends up. Entirely possible he finds that the grass isn't greener even if his wallet is a little heavier.
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Honestly having a mediocre year might have inspired him to leave for money reasons.
If he had an all American year this year he is a sure fire top 2 round draft pick in spring 2027

But since he was mediocre spring 2026 may end up being the biggest payday of his career. (Or maybe not if he improves ). Would’ve been interesting to know his real reasons for leaving
 

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